Your favorite sleep position could offer clues about your personality, according to a new study.
After surveying a thousand volunteers, a sleep expert with England's Sleep Assessment and Advisory Service, in London, says he recently identified six common sleeping positions and what they reveal about the sleeper.
See if you fit into any of these categories. Look at the picture and match the numbers with the descriptions below.
1. FOETUS
People who sleep this way are tough on the outside but shy and sensitive underneath.
This was the most common sleep position of study participants, with 41 percent saying they sleep this way. With women, however, the percentage was higher. Fifty-one percent of the women in the study sleep this way.
2. LOG
Sleepers in this position are easygoing and like to be part of the "in crowd."
3. YEARNER [YER-ner]
Study participants who slept in the yearner position had open natures but could be suspicious.
4. SOLDIER
People who sleep this way are quiet and reserved but set high standards for themselves and others.
5. FREE FALL
Sleepers in free-fall position are sociable and bold, and they don't like criticism.
6. SEA STAR
People who sleep in the sea star position are good listeners who make friends easily.